Making Friends with Beethoven
Amateur pianist Marie-Louise Curtis tells the story of how she grew to love Beethoven’s Variations (Op. 34) which she initially struggled to relate to by creating a personal narrative.
Keyboard Conversations with Fred Karpoff
Video conversation between Fred Karpoff and Graham Fitch discussing teachers who inspired them, their online projects and approaches to technique.
Stories, Images and Magic from the Piano Literature
In this week’s blog post we interview pianist & teacher Neil Rutman and discuss his book Stories, Images and Magic from the Piano Literature
Brahms’s Late Piano Works
Prodigal Pianist shares some thoughts on Brahms’s late piano works which are some of the most beloved in the repertoire.
Going Beyond the Notes
In this week’s blog post, Graham Fitch explores how imagination and narrative can be used to go beyond a literal rendition of notes to deliver performances that captivate and inspire listeners.
Harpsichords, Pianos & a Clavichord!
This week’s blogpost features a write-up of our last event for the summer in which harpsichordist and conductor Jory Vinikour took us on a fascinating tour of his collection of keyboard instruments, performing a selection of repertoire to showcase their characteristics.
A Harpsichord Revival
In this week’s guest post, harpsichordist and conductor Jory Vinikour explores the harpsichord revival which started in the last 19th century and discusses two of his instruments from this period.
A Fantasy Analysis of Brahms Op. 118 No. 2
Johannes Brahms' Intermezzo in A, op. 118 no. 2 is surely one of the most beloved short piano pieces from the Romantic period. The second from the set of six…
The Transcriptions of Alexander Siloti
As an impressionable teenager I was awestruck by the incredible sounds Emil Gilels managed to draw from the piano in Alexander Siloti’s gorgeous Prelude in B minor, a transcription of…